Commercial Airline Pilot - First Officer
Location: Carmel, IN
[Company Name] is seeking a dedicated and skilled Commercial Airline Pilot for the First Officer position. This vital role involves supporting the Captain in ensuring the safe and timely operation of aircraft and performing essential aircraft management duties in accordance with regulatory standards and company procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assists the Captain in comprehensive flight planning, utilizing all available weather information and reports, ensuring strict adherence to Company policies and procedures and Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs).
- Determines aircraft airworthiness according to FARs and Company protocols, completing necessary preflight inspections.
- Collaborates with the Captain to ensure flights are planned and fueled appropriately for safe conduct and regulatory compliance.
- Operates the aircraft safely, properly, and effectively during designated duty periods under the Captain’s direction, in compliance with FARs and Company policies.
- Maintains a thorough working knowledge of operated equipment, governing FARs, manuals, policies, procedures, and other instructions.
- Notifies crew and passengers of turbulent weather conditions or other operational factors affecting the flight.
- Completes the load manifest for each flight.
- Contributes to reliable and on-time operations by assisting the Captain in meeting all report times, departure times, and minimum turn times.
- Assists with and ensures proper handling of aircraft, passengers, baggage, and cargo while at the terminal.
- Maintains consistent and reliable attendance according to Company procedures and practices.
- Presents a professional appearance and adheres to the Company uniform dress code.
- Conducts self professionally at all times while on duty and observes established Rules of Conduct as outlined in Company manuals and policies.
- Engages in continuous professional training towards upgrading performance and abilities.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Company and the Captain.
Required Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Must meet the minimum requirements for an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) or Restricted ATP (RATP) certificate.
- Completion of the ATP written examination is preferred.
- Meets the current minimum age and flight hour requirements established by the FAA and the Company for interview and hiring eligibility.
- Candidates meeting interview minimums but not hiring minimums may be considered eligible for hire upon successful completion of the interview process if they meet hiring minimums within six months of the interview date, have no certificate actions, misdemeanors, or felonies since the interview date, and accept a class date within six months of the interview date.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience in customer service, preferably within an aviation environment.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and understand technical procedures and governmental regulations, often quickly and under stressful or emergency situations.
- Ability to effectively present information to and respond to questions from management, dispatch, crew, passengers, air traffic control, and the general public.
- Ability to speak and be understood in English, including shouted verbal commands during emergency situations.
- Strong problem-solving and reasoning abilities, capable of solving practical problems and dealing with a variety of concrete variables in situations with limited standardization.
- Capability to interpret a variety of and multiple instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Must be able to remain calm, think, and react quickly in all types of emergency situations, including but not limited to medical emergencies, aircraft decompression, emergency evacuations, fires, security threats, passenger disturbances, and turbulence.
- Demonstrated decision-making capability supporting strategic direction, processing information quickly, and reacting in a positive manner during unexpected and/or serious situations.
- Ability to control personal and emotional responses and act appropriately under high levels of stress.
Physical Demands:
- Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, squat, and/or crawl.
- Able to sit without standing for long periods of time.
- Capable of lifting or moving items at different heights weighing up to 75 pounds.
- Able to adhere to the visual demands set in the medical standards established by the FAA.
- Able to hear clearly verbal communications in person, on the telephone, and over a headset with ambient aircraft and passenger noise.
- Possesses the stamina needed to work long days, on sequential days, with frequent change in temperatures, climate, and weather conditions.
- Must be able to move about the aircraft and perform all required functions freely, effectively, and quickly in a confined environment.
- Must be able to sit in a pilot’s seat or assigned jump seat with seatbelt and shoulder harness fastened without any modifications.
Work Environment:
- This position requires the ability to work near moving mechanical parts.
- Ability to withstand outdoor weather conditions within an open-air hangar and on the flight line for extended periods.
- The noise level may be loud, and use of a headset is required.
- Willing and able to work extended duty periods on sequential days, as well as a varied schedule, including early morning, nights, overnights, and weekends.
Travel Requirements:
- Requires travel up to 100% of the time, including nights, weekends, holidays, and overnight stays.
- Able to work extended hours with lack of scheduling control and be ready to report to work with little notice.
- Willing to relocate based on the Company’s operational needs.